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  • Coming up: Blog Tour for Leigh Bardugo’s NINTH HOUSE!

    Coming up: Blog Tour for Leigh Bardugo’s NINTH HOUSE!

    Hi everyone! I am delighted to be one of the participants in the upcoming Raincoast Books blog tour for bestselling author Leigh Bardugo‘s debut adult fantasy novel, Ninth House (Alex Stern #1)! The blog tour for Ninth House begins on October 7th, stops by Rimpy Reads and yours truly, Fab Book Reviews, on October 8th,… Read more


    October 4, 2019

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    Adult Fiction
    adult fiction, blog tour, fantasy, horror, leigh bardugo
  • Review: A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D’Aquino

    Review: A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D’Aquino

    Review: A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa by Andrea D’Aquino Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 3, 2019 by Princeton Architectural Press Book Description: Ruth Asawa (1926-2013) was an influential and award-winning sculptor, a beloved figure in the Bay Area art world, and a devoted activist who… Read more


    October 3, 2019

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    Children’s, Non-Fiction, Reviews
    andrea d’aquino, art, biographical picture books, Children’s, children’s non-fiction, excellent, read alouds, reviews, ruth asawa
  • Fairies versus Unicorns: Ashley Spires’ Fairy Science and Cale Atkinson’s Unicorns 101!

    Fairies versus Unicorns: Ashley Spires’ Fairy Science and Cale Atkinson’s Unicorns 101!

    It’s decision time, dear readers! It’s come to a magical showdown between FAIRIES and UNICORNS! Let’s say that you’ve been asked to pick a team between fairies and unicorns…which would you choose?! Would you be Team Fairy or would you be Team Unicorn? It’s not an easy choice to make, but I have picture book… Read more


    September 25, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    ashley spires, cale atkinson, canadian lit, children’s, excellent, fairies, funny, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, unicorns
  • Graphic Novel Review: Stargazing by Jen Wang

    Graphic Novel Review: Stargazing by Jen Wang

    Review: Stargazing by Jen Wang Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: September 10, 2019 by First Second. Book Description: Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But… Read more


    September 18, 2019

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    Children’s
    children’s, excellent, graphic novels, jen wang, middle grade, reviews, very good
  • Graphic Novel Review & Giveaway! Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks

    Graphic Novel Review & Giveaway! Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell & Faith Erin Hicks

    It’s time for a look at an excellent new, perfect-for-fall graphic novel as well as a giveaway! Read on for my thoughts on Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks’ Pumpkinheads as well as information on how to enter to win a copy of it! Thank you to my friends at Raincoast Books for generously providing… Read more


    September 13, 2019

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    canadian lit, contemporary, excellent, faith erin hicks, giveaways, graphic novels, rainbow rowell, reviews, Young Adult
  • Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

    Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

    Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Gallery Books, imprint of Simon & Schuster. Thank you! Publication: August 6, 2019 by Gallery/Scout Press. Book Description: When Rowan stumbles across an ad for a live-in nanny, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity… Read more


    September 6, 2019

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    Adult Fiction, Reviews
    adult fiction, contemporary, mystery, reviews, ruth ware, suspense, thriller, very good
  • Review: We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

    Review: We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra

    Review: We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: May 14, 2019 by Penguin Teen Canada/Penguin Random House Canada Book Description: When Walt Whitman fan Jonathan Hopkirk and football player Adam “Kurl” Kurlansky are partnered together in a weekly pen pal assignment, they don’t expect to… Read more


    September 1, 2019

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    Reviews, Young Adult
    canadian lit, contemporary ya, reviews, sarah henstra, very good, Young Adult
  • Picture Book Reviews: A Stone Sat Still & Rabbit and the Motorbike

    Picture Book Reviews: A Stone Sat Still & Rabbit and the Motorbike

    Reviews are here for two soon-to-be-released and eagerly anticipated picture books! Courtesy of my friends at Raincoast Books, I have the delight of talking about: Brendan Wenzel‘s A Stone Sat Still, and Rabbit and the Motorbike from Kate Hoefler and Sarah Jacoby. Happy reading! A stone sat still with the water, grass, and dirt and… Read more


    August 26, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    brendan wenzel, children’s, excellent, kate hoefler, picture books, read alouds, reviews, sarah jacoby, very good
  • Picture Book Reviews: Princess Puffybottom…and Darryl & A Piglet Named Mercy

    Picture Book Reviews: Princess Puffybottom…and Darryl & A Piglet Named Mercy

    If you’re ready for wonderful animal-centered picture books, then hang on to your summer hat! Courtesy of Tundra Books, Candlewick Press,  and Penguin Random House Canada, I have two excellent titles for you: Princess Puffybottom…and Darryl by Susin Nielsen and Olivia Chin Mueller  and A Piglet Named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen.… Read more


    August 24, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, chris van dusen, excellent, funny, kate dicamillo, olivia chin mueller, picture books, read alouds, reviews, storytime, susin nielsen
  • Review: For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington

    Review: For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington

    Review: For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: July 30, 2019 by Farrar Straus & Giroux Book Description: I am a girl but most days I feel like a question mark. Makeda June Kirkland is eleven years old, adopted, and black. Her parents and… Read more


    August 21, 2019

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    Children’s, Reviews
    children’s, contemporary, excellent, mariama j. lockington, middle grade, reviews, very good
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